3:54 PM,
Jan. 18, 2013

Last summer in New York, Marc Jacobs showed off some seasonal variations on the socks-with-everything trend.

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Don't even try to buy them at Dick's without calling first. Most moms I know have already traipsed past every sock wall in town and are turning to mail order. My editor admits to ordering several pairs from Amazon.com to make paying the cost of shipping for her son's $14 socks seem more cost-effective.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, be a little bit grateful. (Pssst. It's those Nike Elite sport socks.) But don't get cocky, because the sock trend seems to have legs. (No pun intended.) And it's coming for everyone.

Increased interest in what's being worn inside a shoe seems to be striking ...